female NAME · CURRENTLY #264

Ophelia

oh-FEE-lee-uh

“help”

A Greek name strongly associated with Shakespearean literary usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Ophelia has traveled through time

441880 511885 651890 911895 1501900 1251905 1691910 2651915 3531920 3641925 2511930 1861935 1491940 1191945 1721950 1111955 1031960 671965 501970 381975 271980 351985 271990 221995 212000 432005 962010 2762015 7942020 1,1832025
LATEST YEAR20251,183 births
PEAK RANK#232in 1882
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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